Death... and me

On that same day, Qia finally finished reading the new method Rean came up with. In the end, her eyes couldn't help but light up. She had never thought about such a methodology before. No one did! It was completely different even when compared to any other thing she had seen before, except for some similarities to the Communication System. 

"Just how did you come up with this idea, Elder Droman?"

Droman looked at Qia with a weird expression before looking at Rean. Rean understood what he meant but didn't seem to care as he simply nodded.

"The one who thought about it wasn't me, but Rean."

"Ah!"

Qia looked at Rean, appalled!

"Did you use the Communication System from Elder Droman to come up with it?"

"You could say that."

Qia quickly shook her head after hearing that.

"Doesn't matter! Let me join! This Circuitry Formation... If it really works, it will be simply perfect for the multi-teleport formation that I built in the last exam. The issue with the size and power usage would be fixed immediately."

Droman laughed after hearing that.

"It's not that simple. We are still working on the concept, let alone putting it to practice. You will have to make hundreds, or even thousands of changes until you achieve something nearly usable."

Qia didn't care about that, as she replied.

"So be it! Let's start!"

Droman and Rean smiled as they explained the parts they were working on. Droman, as the only Heaven-Level Formation Master around, dealt with the higher-level stuff while Rean and Qia focused on the details.

Elsewhere, Roan was back at Old Worm's hut, where he revised the things he wanted to work on. Sometime later, Old Worm also stopped by. After taking a look at Roan's jade slips, he understood what he wanted to work on.

"Elements?"

Roan nodded.

"Neutrality has its limits."

Old Worm then pondered for a bit before saying.

"You don't need to be in a hurry. Wait for the Core and Soul Fusion Realm first."

Roan shook his head in response.

"I'll wait for it, but I don't want to be green when I get there."

"I see. That's good for you. I'll stay here for a while, so use this time to ask your queries."

Old Worm knew that Roan's level at neutral-type pills was more than good enough already. It wouldn't be wrong to call it the peak of what can be done at the Earth High-Level. In that case, studying at the next level wasn't a bad idea since Roan intended to start using other elements once he reached the next realm.

A few days later, Roan went to the Blue Orchid Faction, where he once again revised everyone's progress so far. Naturally, quite a few of the girls and even Julio went back with their bodies aching. Roan seemed to be full of energy after these months without these training sessions, so he gave them some 'special attention.'

Another thing that happened during those days was the arrival of Havek. However, unlike Qia, he didn't try to cover his presence at all. His appearance was as flamboyant as ever, attracting everyone's attention.

"Hahaha! Great fortune has befallen on your Dalamu Sect. I, Havek Sasamil, have arrived!"

However, Rean quickly pulled the guy to the Formations Hall before he disrupted the sect's business even more.

When Havek arrived there, he noticed how messy Qia, Rean, Droman's situation was. Judging by their appearance alone, it was evident that these three haven't gone to sleep ever since they arrived in the sect. The only moment they stopped working with formations was during the time they cultivated. After all, none of them could get stuck in their realms forever.

"How can this god work in a place like this? You three, go take a bath! And in Rean and Qia's case, make sure you get some sleep. I can totally see how exhausted your minds are."

Rean, Qia, and Droman were taken aback by that. Only then did they look at themselves for the first time in days, noticing how terrible they looked. It was even worse for Qia, who was a woman. She immediately put everything aside as she looked at Rean and Droman.

"Ahem... I guess we pushed ourselves a bit too much."

Rean and Droman nodded. 

It was then that Rean said.

"Ah! Let me pass you the materials you need first."

However, Droman stopped him.

"No. I should have noticed how tired you and Qia were from the start. Go take a bath and sleep. Even though you can ignore sleep with Spiritual Energy, your minds are just like Havek mentioned. I can see how tired you two are. As for Havek, leave him to me."

Droman wasn't lying there, so Rean and Qia accepted his offer and left. Unlike the two, Droman was already at the Soul Forging Realm. He would probably be able to work for months before exhausting his mind.

"Havek, I'll be right back."

Havek didn't mind.

"Sure. Make sure to ask someone to bring this god some tea while at it."

Droman's mouth twitched. Since when was he Havek's subordinate? However, he also understood this guy's personality, so he simply got one of his subordinates to serve Havek.

Rean and Qia made their way back to the Inner Sect. Soon, they arrived at the building and followed the corridor. But it was then that Rean noticed a problem.

"Wait, wait, wait! Why are you still following me? Didn't you get a room just for yourself?"

Qia nodded.

"I did. But I asked the Sect Master if I could stay with you instead. She didn't seem to mind since we're married, so she made an exception."

"What?!"

Rean felt like crying already. She was really putting a lot of effort into this love thing.

"Isn't this against your 'freedom' wish?"

Qia smiled as she held Rean's arm.

"It's not against my 'I want you' wish, so it's fine."

In the end, Rean could only sigh and let her do as she pleased.

'As long as I ignore it, she will eventually understand. That's the only thing I can try for now.'

Well, Rean would need to put a lot of effort into this plan of his.